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The "Letters to the Editor" section of Immigration Daily has carried more than one letter from Professor
Norman Matloff. In response to a
letter in the October 5, 2000, issue of the Daily we received the following:
"Calling ISN, which represents scores of H-1B Indians (among the very Indians who have added so much value to
the American bottom-line), a militant organization is deplorable. And your publishing such a letter condones
his statement and is regrettable." As we have said before, ILW.COM serves as a platform for the exchange of
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Dear Editor:
Gary Endelman says my letter overlooked the fact that the new H-1B bill allows an H-1B worker to change
jobs once his/her adjustment of status application has been on file for 180 days or more. No, Mr. Endelman,
I didn't overlook anything. I simply stated that the bill's provisions will bring only a moderate improvement
in the plight of the H-1Bs, and that indentured servitude will continue to be alive and well in this program…
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Norm Matloff
UC Davis

The following is in response to
Prof. Matloff's letter which was published in the October 5, 2000, issue of
Immigration Daily.

Dear Editor:
One has to read Mr. Norm Matloff's Letter in your Immigration Daily (10/5/2000) with distress. While his previous
letters merited some discussion, this letter reveals his true colors. He is just an anti-immigrant with definite
animosity against Indians. Calling ISN, which represents scores of H-1B Indians (among the very Indians
who have added so much value to the American bottom-line), a militant organization is deplorable. And your publishing
such a letter condones his statement and is regrettable.